The Government of India is promoting the growth of technical textiles in the country and is implementing four schemes for the purpose, Minister of State for Textiles (Independent Charge) Santosh Kumar Gangwar informed Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. Gangwar informed that the four schemes are technology mission, scheme for strengthening of database and standards for technical textiles, scheme for usage of agri-textiles in the north-eastern region, and restructured technology upgradation fund scheme. In addition to these four schemes, the Ministry of Textiles has set up eight Centres of Excellence (CoE) for indigenous development of prototypes.
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